Floris-Jan

<p>Simple Markdown is a lightweight WordPress plugin that adds a custom Gutenberg block for rendering Markdown content directly in your posts and pages. Perfect for developers, writers, and anyone who prefers writing in Markdown format.</p>
<p><strong>NEW in 1.3.0: Professional Code Beautification</strong><br />
* Automatic code formatting and indentation for all supported languages<br />
* Professional copy buttons positioned as elegant tabs outside code blocks<br />
* Language-aware beautification (JavaScript, PHP, CSS, JSON, Bash)<br />
* Smart preservation of ASCII art and tree structures in copy-only blocks</p>
<p><strong>Core Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Custom Gutenberg block for Markdown content</li>
<li>Support for common Markdown syntax:
<ul>
<li>Headers (H1-H6)</li>
<li>Bold and italic text</li>
<li>Inline code and code blocks with copy functionality</li>
<li>Links</li>
<li>Unordered and ordered lists</li>
<li>Blockquotes</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Professional code block rendering with:
<ul>
<li>Automatic beautification and proper indentation</li>
<li>One-click copy functionality with visual feedback</li>
<li>Language labels (JavaScript, PHP, CSS, JSON, Bash)</li>
<li>Tight line spacing optimized for code readability</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Clean HTML output with semantic markup</li>
<li>Theme-resistant styling with robust CSS overrides</li>
<li>Easy to use interface</li>
</ul>
<p>This is the core version with all essential markdown features plus professional code handling. A Pro version with syntax highlighting and other advanced features will be available in the future.</p>
<p><strong>Supported Markdown Syntax:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code># Header 1</code> through <code>###### Header 6</code></li>
<li><code>**bold text**</code> and <code>*italic text*</code></li>
<li><code>`inline code`</code> and code blocks with triple backticks</li>
<li><code>[link text](URL)</code> for links</li>
<li><code>- item</code> for unordered lists</li>
<li><code>1. item</code> for ordered lists</li>
<li><code>> quote</code> for blockquotes</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Advanced Code Block Syntax:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code>```javascript copy</code> – Beautified JavaScript with copy button</li>
<li><code>```php copy</code> – Beautified PHP with copy button</li>
<li><code>```css copy</code> – Beautified CSS with copy button</li>
<li><code>```json copy</code> – Beautified JSON with copy button</li>
<li><code>```bash copy</code> – Bash commands with copy button</li>
<li><code>```copy</code> – Copy button without beautification (preserves ASCII art)</li>
<li><code>```</code> – Plain code block (no beautification, no copy button)</li>
</ul>


Simple Markdown

Simple and fast plugin to render markdown with a custom Gutenberg block. Professional code beautification and copy functionality included.

pReya

<p>This is a plugin for WordPress to embed Markdown files from external web sources (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, etc) into WordPress content using the shortcode <code>[external_markdown]</code>. A possible use case for this is to show content from a single source of truth (like a GitHub repository) on your WordPress website.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Embed any publicly accessible markdown file from other websites</li>
<li>Uses the public and free <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/markdown" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub API</a> to transform Markdown to HTML (there is a rate limit – so don’t overdo it)</li>
<li>Caching support (so you can configure how often the file is being fetched from the source – default is a <strong>once per hour</strong> maximum)</li>
<li>Customise the CSS class of the markdown container to adjust styles</li>
</ul>
<h3>Instructions / Examples</h3>
<p>Download and unpack or clone this repository into your <code>wp-content/plugins</code> folder, so the PHP file resides in <code>wp-content/plugins/external-markdown/external-markdown.php</code>.</p>
<p>If you use the Guttenberg editor, you need to add a “Shortcode” block first. If your’re using the classic editor, you can use the shortcode right away.</p>
<h4>Simple embed</h4>
<p>The <code>url</code> parameter takes the URL to the Markdown file you want to embed. Make sure to <a href="#attention-when-using-github-gitlab-etc" rel="nofollow ugc">use the “raw” URL when you use GitHub, GitLab, etc</a>.<br />
    <code>[external_markdown url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pReya/wordpress-external-markdown/main/README.md"]</code></p>
<h4>Adjust caching duration</h4>
<p>The <code>ttl</code> parameter controls how long the cached version is used, before it’s fetched again. The value is given in seconds. So 24 hours (24* 60 *60) result in a value of 86400.<br />
    <code>[external_markdown ttl=86400 url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pReya/wordpress-external-markdown/main/README.md"]</code></p>
<h4>Adjust container CSS class</h4>
<p>The <code>class</code> parameter takes your desired class name for the external markdown container. The default class name for the container is <code>class='external-markdown'</code>.<br />
    <code>[external_markdown class="my-classname" url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pReya/wordpress-external-markdown/main/README.md"]</code></p>
<h4>Attention when using GitHub, GitLab, etc.</h4>
<p>When embedding content from Git hosting services like GitHub or GitLab, you need to make sure to use the proper “raw” markdown URL. You can find this URL in the upper right corner of the web view.</p>
<h3>Attribution</h3>
<ul>
<li>This plugin was inspired by the great <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/documents-from-git/" rel="ugc">wordpress-markdown-git</a> plugin, which serves a similar purpose, but uses the Git provider APIs to fetch the raw Markdown files – which is a little more complicated than this approach here.</li>
</ul>


External Markdown

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This is a plugin for Wordpress to embed Markdown files from external web sources (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, etc) into WordPress content.

Simple Markdown vs External Markdown